Adjectives and Adverbs

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ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS!

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In the Know: Adjective or Adverb?
Function
Example
Describe nouns
The busy bee never rests.

(The noun is bee.)
Describe pronouns
She felt disappointed.

(The pronoun is she.)
Describe verbs
The child cried bitterly.

(The verb is cried.)
Describe adverbs
The child cried very bitterly.

(The adverb is bitterly.)
Describe adjectives
The child was truly annoyed.

(The adjective is annoyed.)



Practice #1 - This will be recorded as a daily grade. Show your score to your teacher!

Practice #2

Practice #3

Practice #4

Now open the EXCEL file and create a self-checking test
* 15 sentences for adjective/adverb identification!
*Change the "Check it" responses about every 2-3 sentences
*Use at least one example of "good" and "well"
*Have a good mix of adj/adv answers
*You may look at practice examples for help.
*Sentences must be at least 10 words long.
*Take your own test to make sure it works!
Add your name at the end of the test
SAVE in your Johnston folder
Adj Adv self checking example.xls